Some early Apple Mac Mini M4 performance benchmarking on macOS by Michael Larabel....
Processor: Apple M1 (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 112GB, Graphics: Apple M1, Monitor: DELL U2723QE
OS: macOS 15.1, Kernel: 24.1.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Sep 28 2024 20:22:55), Compiler: GCC 16.0.0 + Clang 16.0.0 + Xcode 16.1, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Python Notes: Python 3.13.0
Processor: Apple M4 (10 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 229GB, Graphics: Apple M4, Monitor: DELL U2723QE
OS: macOS 15.1, Kernel: 24.1.0 (arm64), Compiler: GCC 16.0.0 + Clang 16.0.0 + Xcode 16.1, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
This test times how long it takes to compile/build the LLVM compiler stack. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a simple test of the x265 encoder run on the CPU with 1080p and 4K options for H.265 video encode performance with x265. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test profile reports the total time of the different average timed test results from PyBench. PyBench reports average test times for different functions such as BuiltinFunctionCalls and NestedForLoops, with this total result providing a rough estimate as to Python's average performance on a given system. This test profile runs PyBench each time for 20 rounds. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a simple test of the x265 encoder run on the CPU with 1080p and 4K options for H.265 video encode performance with x265. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test times how long it takes to encode a sample WAV file to FLAC audio format ten times using the --best preset settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of the AOMedia libavif library testing the encoding of a JPEG image to AV1 Image Format (AVIF). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Chaos Group's V-RAY benchmark. V-RAY is a commercial renderer that can integrate with various creator software products like SketchUp and 3ds Max. The V-RAY benchmark is standalone and supports CPU and NVIDIA CUDA/RTX based rendering. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
tjbench is a JPEG decompression/compression benchmark that is part of libjpeg-turbo, a JPEG image codec library optimized for SIMD instructions on modern CPU architectures. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
NAMD is a parallel molecular dynamics code designed for high-performance simulation of large biomolecular systems. NAMD was developed by the Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group in the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test measures the time needed to compress a file (FreeBSD-13.0-RELEASE-amd64-memstick.img) using Parallel BZIP2 compression. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is currently focused on the multi-threaded JPEG XL image encode performance using the reference libjxl library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test times how long it takes to build the FFmpeg multimedia library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Intel OSPRay Studio is an open-source, interactive visualization and ray-tracing software package. OSPRay Studio makes use of Intel OSPRay, a portable ray-tracing engine for high-performance, high-fidelity visualizations. OSPRay builds off Intel's Embree and Intel SPMD Program Compiler (ISPC) components as part of the oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is currently focused on the multi-threaded JPEG XL image encode performance using the reference libjxl library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of the AOMedia libavif library testing the encoding of a JPEG image to AV1 Image Format (AVIF). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is currently focused on the multi-threaded JPEG XL image encode performance using the reference libjxl library. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of the Apache HTTPD web server. This Apache HTTPD web server benchmark test profile makes use of the wrk program for facilitating the HTTP requests over a fixed period time with a configurable number of concurrent clients. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of Indigo Renderer's IndigoBench benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test measures the time needed to carry out some sample Git operations on an example, static repository that happens to be a copy of the GNOME GTK tool-kit repository. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Unvanquished is a modern fork of the Tremulous first person shooter. Unvanquished is powered by the Daemon engine, a combination of the ioquake3 (id Tech 3) engine with the graphically-beautiful XreaL engine. Unvanquished supports a modern OpenGL 3 renderer and other advanced graphics features for this open-source, cross-platform shooter game. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Appleseed is an open-source production renderer focused on physically-based global illumination rendering engine primarily designed for animation and visual effects. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
The JPEG XL Image Coding System is designed to provide next-generation JPEG image capabilities with JPEG XL offering better image quality and compression over legacy JPEG. This test profile is suited for JPEG XL decode performance testing to PNG output file, the pts/jpexl test is for encode performance. The JPEG XL encoding/decoding is done using the libjxl codebase. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (silesia.tar) using Zstd (Zstandard) compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a benchmark of Xonotic, which is a fork of the DarkPlaces-based Nexuiz game. Development began in March of 2010 on the Xonotic game for this open-source first person shooter title. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Open Image Denoise is a denoising library for ray-tracing and part of the Intel oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of the AOMedia libavif library testing the encoding of a JPEG image to AV1 Image Format (AVIF). Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This is a test of the Apache HTTPD web server. This Apache HTTPD web server benchmark test profile makes use of the wrk program for facilitating the HTTP requests over a fixed period time with a configurable number of concurrent clients. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Open Image Denoise is a denoising library for ray-tracing and part of the Intel oneAPI rendering toolkit. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
This test measures the time needed to compress/decompress a sample file (silesia.tar) using Zstd (Zstandard) compression with options for different compression levels / settings. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
LibRaw is a RAW image decoder for digital camera photos. This test profile runs LibRaw's post-processing benchmark. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Blender is an open-source 3D creation and modeling software project. This test is of Blender's Cycles performance with various sample files. GPU computing via NVIDIA OptiX and NVIDIA CUDA is currently supported as well as HIP for AMD Radeon GPUs and Intel oneAPI for Intel Graphics. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Blend File: Junkshop - Compute: CPU-Only
Apple M1 Mac Mini 8GB: The test run did not produce a result. E: blender: line 9: /Volumes/Blender/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS/Blender: No such file or directory
Blend File: Pabellon Barcelona - Compute: CPU-Only
Apple M1 Mac Mini 8GB: The test run did not produce a result. E: blender: line 9: /Volumes/Blender/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS/Blender: No such file or directory
Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless, Highest Compression
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Encode Settings: Quality 100
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Encode Settings: Default
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
This is a test of GraphicsMagick with its OpenMP implementation that performs various imaging tests on a sample high resolution (currently 15400 x 6940) JPEG image. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Operation: Sharpen
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Operation: Resizing
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
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Operation: Enhanced
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Ultra Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Super Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Very Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Medium
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Slow
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Ultra Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Super Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Very Fast
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Medium
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Slow
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status. E: uvg266: line 2: ./uvg266-0.8.0/build/uvg266: No such file or directory
OpenSSL is an open-source toolkit that implements SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. This test profile makes use of the built-in "openssl speed" benchmarking capabilities. Learn more via the OpenBenchmarking.org test page.
Algorithm: ChaCha20-Poly1305
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Algorithm: ChaCha20
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
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Algorithm: AES-256-GCM
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
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Algorithm: AES-128-GCM
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M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
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Algorithm: SHA512
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Algorithm: SHA256
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Algorithm: RSA4096
Apple M4 Mac Mini 16GB: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
M4 Apple: The test quit with a non-zero exit status.
Processor: Apple M1 (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 112GB, Graphics: Apple M1, Monitor: DELL U2723QE
OS: macOS 15.1, Kernel: 24.1.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Sep 28 2024 20:22:55), Compiler: GCC 16.0.0 + Clang 16.0.0 + Xcode 16.1, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Python Notes: Python 3.13.0
Testing initiated at 7 November 2024 21:47 by user michaellarabel.
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Python Notes: Python 3.13.0
Testing initiated at 12 November 2024 02:33 by user michaellarabel.
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Python Notes: Python 3.13.0
Testing initiated at 12 November 2024 10:08 by user michaellarabel.
Processor: Apple M4 (10 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 229GB, Graphics: Apple M4, Monitor: DELL U2723QE
OS: macOS 15.1, Kernel: 24.1.0 (arm64), Compiler: GCC 16.0.0 + Clang 16.0.0 + Xcode 16.1, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160
Environment Notes: XPC_FLAGS=0x0
Python Notes: Python 3.13.0
Testing initiated at 13 November 2024 02:35 by user michaellarabel.